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Switzerland is a ‘wastewater treatment pioneer’

This content was published on Jun 30, 2017 Around 280,000 households and businesses from 13 communes are located within the catchment area of ARA BernExternal link, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The plant deals with about 90 million litres of wastewater every day. ARA Bern is considered one of the most advanced facilities in Europe. It cleans wastewater but also produces biogas…

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Let there be lightning!

This content was published on Jun 28, 2017 After a couple of weeks of high temperatures, storms raged across Switzerland during the night. The southern canton of Ticino, in particular, was hit by heavy flooding which forced several roads and train tracks to close.

Heatwave ripples across Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 22, 2017 Over the past few nights, temperatures in many regions of Switzerland have not fallen below 20 degrees Celsius. And it’s getting hotter. In the daytime, the mercury rose to over 30 degrees in parts of the country, and it is expected to continue for the rest of the week and the coming weekend. People across…

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For sale: a decommissioned military nuclear bunker

This content was published on Jun 19, 2017 For sale: desirable mid-20th century mountain residence, central Switzerland (underground). Sleeps 1,500.

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Swiss promote water co-operation in central Asia

This content was published on Jun 19, 2017 “Water can be a source of tension and instability. Competition over water resources can cause or fuel conflicts, and water crises often add to the fragility of countries,” Burkhalter said on MondayExternal link in Astana, where he is also visiting Switzerland’s pavilion at the 2017 World Expo. “In some cases, such as the war in Syria,…

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Concern over pesticides in drinking supplies

This content was published on Jun 18, 2017 Higher-than-acceptable levels of pesticides have been found in 20% of the nation’s drinking water supplies from groundwater.

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Swiss scientists X-ray Eiger glacier

This content was published on Jun 17, 2017 The physicists and geologists installed special detectors in the tunnel of the Jungfrau railway. This enabled them to “peer under the glacier” and reconstruct the basis of the firn (granular snow on top of a glacier) in 3D and to a depth of 80 metres. The scientists published their findings in a recent edition of…

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The fear on the mountain

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 What effect is global warming having on the Swiss Alps?

Not a rose but a rhododendron

This content was published on Jun 15, 2017 Immortalized by Swiss singer Polo Hofer, this flowering plant thrives in the Alps and in the Jura region.

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The effects of the ozone layer on climate

This content was published on Jun 14, 2017 The ozone hole over Antarctica has not made headlines for some time. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the recovery of the damaged layer is back on track since chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are practically no longer produced or consumed. However, this does not mean that ozone research has lost importance, as past reports by the…

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